211: Baby Steps (with Josh Galecki - Pixelated Playgrounds)

About this episode

Dave Jackson and guest Josh Galecki discuss the unique gameplay and story of the game Baby Steps.

Support my work on Patreon- https://patreon.com/realdavejackson Discord, Socials and more- https://linktr.ee/talesfromthebacklog Join Dave and special guest Josh Galecki (Pixelated Playgrounds, Moonroof Studios) to take a long walk into the woods of Baby Steps. Developed by Bennett Foddy, Gabe Cuzillo and Maxi Boch and published by Devolver Digital, Baby Steps is an extremely unique game, one where its story of its failson protagonist meshes with its frustrating-yet-rewarding gameplay for a very rewarding and genuinely funny experience. Check out the podcast for more. Guest info: Josh Galecki (he/him) Check out Pixelated Playgrounds https://www.pixelatedplaygrounds.com/ Check out Josh's games on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Moonroof%20Studios Check out more of Josh's games on itch https://joshuagalecki.itch.io/ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Title Card 0:11 Introductions 5:42 Our Histories with Baby Steps 9:42 Top-Level Thoughts 15:11 Characterization of Nate 20:18 Walking Mechanics 26:56 Difficulty and World Design 40:19 Hating On Nate and Comedy 54:27 Visuals, Music and Sound 59:13 Who Should Play Baby Steps? 1:04:16 Pixelated Playgrounds and Moonroof Studios 1:08:40…

People in this episode

Host: Dave Jackson

Guest: Josh Galecki

Topics covered

• game development
• video game mechanics
• character analysis
• game design
• comedy in gaming

Keywords

• Baby Steps
• Josh Galecki
• game mechanics
• video games
• comedy
• game design
• Devolver Digital

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pixelated Playgrounds, Moonroof Studios, Devolver Digital

Products: Baby Steps

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